Here Are Some Morning Links!

Want to see a picture of Evangeline Lilly as The Hobbit‘s new character, Tauriel? Trick question, you don’t have a choice! -/Film

Wait, is this Samuel L. Jackson reddit monologue reading contest for charity never going to end? Maybe! Here he is today, reading Walt’s “I am the one who knocks” monologue from Breaking Bad. (Also here’s an idea: “I am the one who socks.” – Mom to her kid while she folds socks, kid is like “uggggh mooooom.”) -Uproxx

George R.R. Martin appeared on Conan last night and reacted to viewers’ reactions to the Red Wedding. -TeamCoco

Jennifer Love Hewitt is both pregnant AND engaged. Good for you, Jennifer Love Hewitt! We’ve never met, but it’s nice to know that you’re probably happy! I bet your home is very tastefully decorated! -Dlisted

On last night’s Late Night, Jimmy Fallon debuted a video of Brian Williams rapping “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang.” Want to watch? -Hypervocal

OK, so I’m totally pro-lady elves, pro-red-haired lady elves, and even pro-Evangeline Lilly, even though she wasn’t always great on Lost. But I’m questioning the choice to make this particular Evangeline Lilly-played lady elf a redhead. Maybe it’ll look better onscreen, but that shade isn’t doing her any favors.

I’m always sort of baffled by bad wig choices, because, you know, they could pick any wig! Making the actor’s hair look however you want it to is the whole point of a wig! Is that REALLY the one that looked the best? (This is what I was thinking throughout all of season one of Game of Thrones as well, but I’m sure they had the type of budget restrictions that Peter Jackson and Co. probably don’t.)

Are they really trying to imply to me that Legolas and this lady elf have a thing? I’m totally excited for another lady elf character, don’t get me wrong, but I have some news for PJ and crew that is the epilogue of the Lord of the Rings trilogy where Legolas and Gimli literally ride off into the sunset together.

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